Boo!

Surprise! I'm alive! I've been a slacker blogger lately but I'm hoping to rectify that soon. There is so much to post about - the JDRF Walk, Sarah being in town, the fun that we've had this weekend - and I fear that the longer I wait, the more retardataire they become. This is most true, however, with Halloween, so here are just a couple of photos from last night.

Nick and I had a whole series of costumes we considered. Ultimately we decided on Inspector Gadget and Penny. When we got to the thrift store and couldn't find a gray trench coat for him, we decided to let the clothes speak to us. We went from there.

I found these incredible pants you see below, and crafted an I Dream of Jeannie costume out of a top from the thrift store, a tank top I already owned, and a few things purchased from the fabric store:
Who could say no to those pants? My will was not strong enough.

We found Nick a bright red raincoat. After he did some googling, he discovered that a beloved literary stuffed animal from our childhood often wore a red raincoat. And thus, Paddington Bear was born:
Paddington with his briefcase, and the host of the party we attended last night, John.

Also at the party was my dear friend Erin! Or should I say Octomom?

It was a really fun night, a really good way to forget about all the stress of these grant applications for awhile. Yes, that is my grand excuse for my poor blogging habits. But! I got one grant completely finished and in the mail on Friday afternoon. Now I just have four more to go....three will be finished in the next 8 days and then I only have one left until my next deadline in March. Endless.

But stay tuned for some photos from last week. Trust.